Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Japan
Japan: Milk, Total — Milk Animals was 826,200 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Japan recorded 826,200 An for milk, total — milk animals in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals in Japan peaked at 1.47 million An in 1984 and was at its lowest, 563,800 An, in 1961.
That places Japan 84th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals in Japan, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 563,800 An | — |
| 1962 | 637,300 An | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 729,200 An | +14.4% |
| 1964 | 795,300 An | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 859,400 An | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 884,800 An | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 913,600 An | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 967,500 An | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 1.10 million An | +13.5% |
| 1970 | 1.20 million An | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 1.25 million An | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 1.24 million An | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.21 million An | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.22 million An | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.24 million An | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.27 million An | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 1.32 million An | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1.38 million An | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.45 million An | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 1.42 million An | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.46 million An | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.46 million An | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.47 million An | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.47 million An | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.46 million An | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.46 million An | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.42 million An | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.39 million An | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.40 million An | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.40 million An | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.41 million An | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.42 million An | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.42 million An | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.38 million An | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.34 million An | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.33 million An | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.32 million An | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.30 million An | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.28 million An | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.25 million An | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.22 million An | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million An | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.21 million An | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.18 million An | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million An | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million An | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million An | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.07 million An | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million An | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million An | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 999,600 An | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 942,600 An | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 923,400 An | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 893,400 An | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 869,700 An | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 871,000 An | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 852,100 An | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 847,200 An | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 839,200 An | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 838,900 An | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 849,300 An | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 861,700 An | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 836,600 An | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 826,200 An | -1.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 826,200 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 341,030 An, 2.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Japan's 826,200 An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49,177 An, 16.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 827,622 An | 563,800 An | 1.10 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.28 million An | 1.20 million An | 1.45 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 million An | 1.39 million An | 1.47 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 million An | 1.28 million An | 1.42 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million An | 1.05 million An | 1.25 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 906,720 An | 839,200 An | 1.03 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 842,540 An | 826,200 An | 861,700 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals in Japan?
- Milk, total — milk animals in Japan was 826,200 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million An in 1984.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 563,800 An in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for milk, total — milk animals?
- Japan ranks 84th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk, total — milk animals rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milk, Total — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.